Welcome! I am a contemplative thinker and photographer from Colorado. In this blog, you'll discover photographs that I've taken on my hiking and backpacking trips, mostly in the American West. I've paired these with my favorite inspirational and philosophical quotes - literary passages that emphasize the innate spirituality of the natural world. I hope you enjoy them!

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In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

In the mountains, Nature gathers her choicest treasures to draw her lovers to Her.


"Into these mountain mansions Nature has taken pains to gather her choicest treasures to draw her lovers into close and confiding communion with her."

The Contemplative John Muir

Photo: Today I snowshoed the steep trail up to Lake Haiyaha in Rocky Mountain National Park (CO). It was amazing to find large chunks of bright blue ice heaved up onto the lake. I don't know of any other of our Front Range alpine lakes with ice this blue! (March 17, 2014)

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